| NOUN | substance | crystal | a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure |
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| artifact | crystal | a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices | |
| object | crystal, crystallization | a rock formed by the solidification of a substance | |
| substance | crystal, quartz glass, quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite | colorless glass made of almost pure silica | |
| artifact | crystal | glassware made of quartz | |
| artifact | crystal, watch crystal, watch glass | a protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
| Sounds | krih'stahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure. | |
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| Narrower | gem, gemstone, stone | A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry |
| ice, water ice | water frozen / frozen in the solid state | |
| ice crystal, snow mist, diamond dust, poudrin, ice needle, frost snow, frost mist | small crystals of ice | |
| snowflake, flake | A crystal of snow | |
| twins | (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other | |
| Broader | solid | Matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure |
| Spanish | cristal | |
| Catalan | cristall, vidre | |
| Verbs | crystallize, crystalize | assume crystalline form |
| crystallize, crystalize | cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form | |
| Meaning | A crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices. | |
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| Part of | crystal counter | A counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity |
| crystal detector | A detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal | |
| crystal microphone, crystal mike | A microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage | |
| crystal pickup | A cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal | |
| Narrower | piezoelectric crystal | A crystal that can be used as a transducer |
| Broader | component, constituent, element | An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up |
| Spanish | cristal | |
| Catalan | cristall | |
| Meaning | A rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces. | |
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| Synonym | crystallization | |
| Narrower | crystallite | Any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition / composition found in glassy igneous rock |
| Broader | rock, stone | A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter |
| Spanish | cristal | |
| Catalan | cristall | |
| Verbs | crystalize | assume crystalline form |
| crystalize | cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form | |
| Meaning | colorless glass made of almost pure silica. | |
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| Synonyms | quartz glass, quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite | |
| Broader | natural glass | magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly |
| Substances | silica, silicon oxide, silicon dioxide | A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2) |
| Spanish | cristal de cuarzo, cristal, lechatelierite | |
| Catalan | cristall, lechatelierita, lechatelierite | |
| Verbs | crystallize, crystalize | assume crystalline form |
| crystallize, crystalize | cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form | |
| Meaning | glassware made of quartz. | |
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| Broader | glassware, glasswork | An article of tableware made of glass |
| Spanish | cristal | |
| Catalan | cristall | |
| Meaning | A protective cover that protects the face of a watch. | |
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| Synonyms | watch crystal, watch glass | |
| Part of | watch, ticker | A small portable timepiece |
| Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection | A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
| Spanish | cristal de reloj | |
| Catalan | vidre de rellotge | |
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